[C320-list] Using salt water for the head

[Graeme Clark]

My two pennies worth (no cents or nickels in U.K.)
The originally fitted sanitation hoses do become permeable to odour with age and replacing those on older boats with modern ones may well help with odour issues

Has anyone ever explored the possibility of adding a carbon filter into the holding tank vent line. This is something that is often done on installations for remote houses that aren’t connected to the main sewage and drainage systems. 

Graeme
U.K. 

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> On 7 Nov 2018, at 03:26, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> My nickel’s worth (the cent is gone in Canada):  We flush the head using my ‘shower’ sink tap when in a port where I can fill my water tanks and my waste tank is generally empty. Anchoring, and under way I use seawater. The only thing necessary when using fresh (sink valve) water is not turn the valve on the head to water (keep it on dry). This method means I don’t have to open and close any seacocks. And yes in my experience a holding tank with seawater creates much more odour than one with fresh water. 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Greg Flanagan
> Hoop Dancer #1076
> Sidney, BC 
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2018, at 7:03 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You should never plumb your potable water tank to the head for health reasons. Either sacrifice one of your tanks or add one. 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> Chris Burti
>> Commitment #867
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2018, at 7:48 PM, Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Everyone,
>>> I was told when I first bought my boat from the previous owner that he never used salt water to flush the head, always kept the valves closed because thats what causes the head to have a bad smell. So we’ve always just used the shower head from the sink to flush the toilet using fresh water. Is this true or urban legend?
>>> 
>>> If true, has anyone plumbed fresh water from the tanks to the head?
>>> 
>>> Jeff Brown
>>> "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
>>> Catalina 320, Hull 78
>>> (949) 350-5123
>>> oceanblues at mac.com
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